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Painted Italian Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely, decorative Italian secretary, painted overall with floral sprays against a pale
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Italian secretary attributed to Paolo Buffa circa 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful Italian secretary attributed to Paolo Buffa circa 1950
Top with brass stars decorations
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Richly decorated, inlaid antique Italian secretary in Moorish style, circa 1860
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This highly decorative, museum-quality antique Italian secretary is beautifully adorned with
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Moorish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Italian Secretary Cabinet 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This tall Italian cabinet features an architectural silhouette, crafted from warm honey-toned wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Incredible Carved Italian Luigi Frullini Narrow Figural Walnut Secretary Desk
By Luigi Frullini
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This incredible Italian secretary desk, attributed to the renowned 19th-century master carver Luigi
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Paolo Buffa
Giovanni Gariboldi Inlaid Brass Secretary Cabinet c 1950, Restored
By Giovanni Garibaldi, Paolo Buffa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
secretary cabinet, crafted circa 1950. Designed by the renowned Italian artist Paolo Buffa (1903-1970), and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
$13,200 Sale Price
26% Off
Italian Midcentury Secretary - Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High lacquered secretary - cabinet
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Inlay Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Introducing the 'Vintage Italian Inlay Secretary Desk', a masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship and
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Venetian Secretary, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian Venetian Secretary (Secretaire / Bureau Cabinet)
18th Century
An 18th-century Italian
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian 18th Century Style Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Ebonized and burl walnut 18th century style secretary with panel doors that are mirrored inside and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Inlaid Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant Italian walnut secretary desk features a slanted fall-front that opens to reveal
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Art Deco Goatskin Secretary
By Karl Springer, Aldo Tura, (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Art Deco Goatskin Secretary.
This outstanding Italian Art Deco secretary desk covered in
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
19th Century Italian Painted Secretary, Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian painted secretary ~ bookcase is a fanciful and marvelous expression of the
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Baroque Revival Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Northern Italian Walnut Two-Part Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Northern Italy. The paneled doors in the upper cabinet bordered by relief carved acanthus leaves
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$36,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Venetian Italian Style Polychrome Secretary Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Embrace the timeless charm of this Classic Venetian Style Italian Polychrome Lacquered Hand-Painted
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Marquetry Wood Secretary
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Marquetry Wood Secretary
Dimensions: cm H 143 x W 97 x D 40
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Boxwood, Rosewood
Italian Rococo Oyster Burl Secretary Cabinet / Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo secretary desk / cabinet with an upper door that folds down to reveal a writing
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Northen Italian Inlaid and Marquetry Secretary Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a diminutive Northern Italian inlaid secretary bookcase. A variety of hand selected woods
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Vintage Solid Wood Italian Desk Secretary Credenza
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage solid wood Italian credenza with linen lined drawers and cabinets. A stunning Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Credenzas
Materials
Burl
Mid century vintage Italian renaissance revival secretaries desk
By Affortunato Gory
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-20th century vintage handmade Italian renaissance revival secretaries desk. This
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Marquetry Inlaid Mixed Wood Maggiolini Style Secretary Desk
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Fabulous Italian Inlaid Mixed Wood Maggiolini Style Secretary Desk
Dimensions : 95" Tall X 44
Category
1990s Italian Rococo Desks
Materials
Burl
Magnificent Italian Baroque Secretary, circa 1700
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The upper case with swept pediment and stepped molded edge fitted with 11 drawers and an arched door. The lower case with a slant front opening over a well above three long drawers e...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Maple, Olive
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Secretary Desk, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern wooden secretary desk, Italy, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Baroque style walnut veneer secretary cabinet, early 20th century. The top part of the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Italian baroque burl walnut secretary desk with a cartouche form mirrored panel beneath a
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Paolo Buffa Italian Mid-Century Brass Inlaid Secretary
By Giovanni Gariboldi, Marelli
Colico, Paolo Buffa
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paolo Buffa, Secretary, Italy c. 1948, Brass Intarsia by Giovanni Gariboldi, Manufactured by
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Walnut Secretary-Bookcase
Located in Troy, NY
Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Walnut Secretary-Bookcase with beautiful, thick walnut radica
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
Italian Empire Neoclassical Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Italian Empire neoclassical walnut and parcel-gilt secretary Handsome masculine Empire campaign
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Florentine Giltwood Bureau Secretary Butlers Desk Chest
Located in Forney, TX
distressed patina over the whole!
Crafted in Florence, Italy, circa pre-1940, executed in 18th century Louis
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Venetian Hand Painted Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a beautiful piece. This is a lovely mid-century Italian chinoiserie secretary desk. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Poplar
Italian Empire Revival Secretary Desk with Marble Top, 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall cabinet with fitted drawers, writing surface, and grey marble top. Rich mahogany finish accented by Empire-style columns and gilt mounts
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Mid-Century Brass Inlaid Secretary, by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
A fine example of a Mid-Century rosewood secretary by Italian designer, Paola Buffa (1903-1970) and
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Superb Period 1780s era Italian Tombstone Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your interior with this Superb Period 1780s Italian Tombstone Paint Decorated Secretary
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Bright and Beautiful Italian-Made Rococo Paint Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Italian-made Rococo secretary desk is a bright and beautiful example of 20th-century
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian Walnut Secretary Slant-lid Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This 18th Century Italian Provincial Circassian walnut secretary slant-lid desk is a fine example
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Etched Mirror Door Olivewood Italian Rococo Secretary Desk with Figures
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Grand Scale Italian Olivewood Secretary Desk with Etched Courtship Scene, Circa 19th Century
This
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Osvaldo Borsani Tecno L60 shelving system secretary or bar cabinet, Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Skokie, IL
shelving system with integrated secretary or bar cabinet for Tecno, Italy, designed in 1946 circa 1953
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Pearwood, Patent Leather, Walnut
Italian Walnut Drop-Front Bombe Secretary in Louis XV Style
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian drop front Louis XV style bombe secretary/chest with three drawers. Brass Rococo pulls and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Italian Colombo Mobili Baroque Style Burl Walnut Fitted Interior Secretary Desk
By Colombo Mobili
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Italian Colombo Mobili Baroque Style Burl Walnut Fitted Interior Secretary Desk
Dimensions : 93
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Desks
Materials
Walnut
Italian Biedermeier Style Mixed Fruitwood Two-Part Secretary Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Style Walnut Mixed Fruitwood Two-Part Secretary Bookcase
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut, Wood
$6,746 Sale Price
25% Off
Hand Painted Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand painted and silver gilt secretary with inset original glass mirrored doors and fitted interior.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint
$28,000
Italian, Lombardia, LXIV Period Carobwood Veneer 2-Piece Secretary Cabinet, 1725
Located in Atlanta, GA
this fantastic 2-part secretary cabinet is veneered entirely in a mix of carob-wood, walnut and
Category
Antique 1720s Italian Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Beautiful Sloping Flap Secretary / Roll-Up Secretary, 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful sloping flap secretary / roll-up secretary, 20th century
Wood veneered with tulip wood
Category
20th Century Italian Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Tulipwood
Fine Red Chinoiserie Gold Leaf Italian-Made Rococo Venetian Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine red Chinoiserie gold leaf Italian-made Rococo Venetian secretary desk is an extraordinary
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian, Emiliana, LXIV Period Paneled Walnut Secretary Cabinet, early 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
shelving, raised on a shaped apron and bracket feet, depth with secretary front open 36 inches
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian Cabinet/ Secretary in Teak, Metal and Black Laminate, 1960
s.
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Italian Cabinet / Secretary in Teak, Metal and Black Laminate, 1960's.
Versatile and elegant, this
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Metal
$3,076 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Venetian Style Distressed Paint Decorated Secretary Desk C. 1950
s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Europe with this Italian Venetian style distressed paint-decorated secretary desk, crafted circa the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Marquetry Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful light and dark
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Important Italian Futurist Secretary / Desk / Etagere Attr. to Giacomo Balla
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary Italian Futurist work of sculpture which functions as an etagere, secretary, desk
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Futurist Shelves
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Italian Inlaid Satinwood Cylinder Top Secretary Desk Chest Drawers Dresser Mint!
By Biedermeier
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Inlaid satinwood cylinder top secretary desk chest drawers dresser mint!
Category
20th Century Italian Regency Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Unique Venetian Italian Paint Decorated Secretary Desk with Bookcase Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Venetian Italian paint decorated secretary desk with bookcase, circa 1890s, is a remarkable
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Neoclassical Revival Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
$1,800 Sale Price
61% Off
Mid-Cenury Modern Secretary Cabinet, Fully Adjustable, Teak, Zebra Wood - Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Secretary cabinet with shelves, two solid teak blocks with teak veneer and blackened steel, fully
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Steel
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode
Located in Miami, FL
18th Century Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Drop-Front Secretary Desk / Commode,
Antique Italian
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
Chapman Italian Neoclassical Burl Wood Patchwork Olivewood Tall Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Burl Wood Patchwork Olivewood Tall Secretary Desk by Chapman. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Olive Burl Wood Bombe Secretary Vanity with Display Top
Matching Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Italian bombe drop front secretary cabinet in olive wood with the matching chair. Bookcase
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Walnut Ash Desk Bureau Secretary, 1950s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage secretary desk bureau Ico Parisi style from walnut and ash veneers
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Ash, Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Walnut Hinged Secretary / Bookcase on Fluted Legs, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Neoclassical Walnut hinged slant front secretary / bookcase with molded edge cornice
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
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Italian Secretary For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Italian secretary available at 1stDibs. An Italian secretary — often made from wood, walnut and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Italian secretary — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An Italian secretary is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Baroque and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Italian secretary has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini and Cantieri Carugati are consistently popular.
How Much is an Italian Secretary?
Prices for an Italian secretary can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $750 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $6,800.
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Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
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